Think Positive Apparel’s Buddha Design Made of Buddha Quotes

Our Buddha design is built out of tiny quotes with big meaning from Buddha. You can catch the end of the longer quotes popping out on the other side of the swirling words around the sitting buddha.

Some of these quotes are direct translations from Buddha. Some may be mis-translations or even mistakenly attributed to Buddha. The intent behind all of them, however, I believe to be in alignment with the principles of the teachings. I welcome any discussion of the ideas behind the quotes in the comments section at the bottom! There are many great resources available now to work from online to address the issues of misattribution. 

Here are the Buddha quotes that make up our Buddha design:

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become. ~Buddha

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. ~Buddha

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. ~Buddha

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger. ~Buddha

The mind is everything. What you think you become. ~Buddha

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. ~Buddha

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. ~Buddha

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace. ~Buddha

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To understand everything is to forgive everything. ~Buddha

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. ~Buddha

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows. ~Buddha

You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself. ~Buddha

An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea. ~Buddha

A jug fills drop by drop. ~Buddha

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. ~Buddha

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart. ~Buddha

Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. ~Buddha

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity. ~Buddha

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it. ~Buddha

Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law. ~Buddha

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill. ~Buddha

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Every human being is the author of his own health or disease. ~Buddha

There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind. ~Buddha

What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind. ~Buddha

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye. ~Buddha

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true. ~Buddha

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. ~Buddha

The mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness. ~Buddha

As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts. ~Buddha

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. ~Buddha

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom. ~Buddha

Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine. ~Buddha

Look within, thou art the Buddha. ~Buddha

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The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. ~Buddha

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change. ~Buddha

You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy. ~Buddha

Until he has unconditional and unbiased love for all beings, man will not find peace. ~Buddha

A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another, the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden. ~Buddha

Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others. ~Buddha

Life is so very difficult. How can we be anything but kind. ~Buddha

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue. ~Buddha

A noble person is mindful and thankful for the favors he receives from others. ~Buddha

He is able who thinks he is able. ~Buddha

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes. ~Buddha

Master your words. Master your thoughts. Never allow your body to do harm. Follow these three roads with purity and you will find yourself upon the one way, the way of wisdom. ~Buddha

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care. ~Buddha

If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your path. ~Buddha

You only lose what you cling to. ~Buddha

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There is no fire like passion / No crime like hatred, / No sorrow like separation, / No sickness like hunger, / And no joy like the joy of freedom. ~Buddha

You are the source / Of all purity and impurity. / No one purifies another. ~Buddha

It is better to do nothing / Than to do what is wrong. / For whatever you do, you do to yourself. ~Buddha

To share happiness / And to have done something good / Before leaving this life is sweet. ~Buddha

The fragrance of sandalwood and rosebay / Does not travel far. / But the fragrance of virtue / Rises to the heavens. ~Buddha

It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. ~Buddha

On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property. ~Buddha

The greatest prayer is patience. ~Buddha

The wise have mastered / Body, word and mind. / They are the true masters. ~Buddha

Think: Happy, at rest,/ may all beings be happy at heart. / Whatever beings there may be, / weak or strong, without exception, / long, large, / middling, short, / subtle, blatant, / seen & unseen, / near & far, / born & seeking birth: / May all beings be happy at heart. ~Buddha

A jug fills drop by drop. ~Buddha

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting. ~Buddha

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it. ~Buddha

To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others. ~Buddha

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. ~Buddha

To keep the body in good health is a duty…otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. ~Buddha

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. ~Buddha

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. ~Buddha

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. ~Buddha

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On life’s journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him. ~Buddha

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground. ~Buddha

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve. ~Buddha

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two. ~Buddha

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. ~Buddha

It is better to travel well than to arrive. ~Buddha

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance. ~Buddha

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. ~Buddha

If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way. ~Buddha

Anan, Anan, be a light unto yourself. ~Buddha

Let us rise up and be thankful; for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful. ~Buddha

There is only one time / when it is essential to awaken. / That time is now. ~Buddha

If it is not truthful and not helpful, don’t say it. / If it is truthful and not helpful, don’t say it. / If it is not truthful and helpful, don’t say it. / If it is truthful and helpful, wait for the right time. ~Buddha

Your work is to discover your world / and then with all your heart give yourself to it. ~Buddha

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Buddha

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. ~Buddha

In what is seen, there should be just the seen; / In what is heard, there should be just the heard; / In what is sensed, there should be just the sensed; / In what is thought, there should be just the thought. ~Buddha

He should not kill a living being, nor cause it to be killed, nor should he incite another to kill. Do not injure any being, either strong or weak in the world. ~Buddha

These teachings are like a raft, to be abandoned once you have crossed the flood. Since you should abandon even good states of mind generated by these teachings, How much more so should you abandon bad states of mind! ~Buddha

Conquer the angry man by love. / Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness. / Conquer the miser with generosity. / Conquer the liar with truth. ~Buddha

Let your love flow outward through the universe, / To its height, its depth, its broad extent, / A limitless love, without hatred or enmity. ~Buddha

Just as a mother would protect with her life her own son, her only son, so one should cultivate an unbounded mind towards all beings, and loving-kindness towards all the world. ~Buddha

Knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious. ~Buddha

Things are not what they appear to be: nor are they otherwise. ~Buddha

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